Wild Rice With Mushrooms and Bacon

Submitted by ReeLani

"Here's a tasty sounding recipe I found in a local newspaper. I haven't tried this one yet, but it's made with some of my favorite foods, so I imagine it'll be quite tasty. Per all reviewers I've changed the amount of chicken broth from the original 4 cups to 3 cups."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 6 cups

ingredients

• 6 slices bacon, cut up
• 1⁄2 lb sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 cup wild rice
• 3 cups chicken broth
• salt

directions

1. Fry bacon til crisp and drain most of the drippings.
2. Crumble bacon and set aside.
3. Sauté mushrooms and wild rice in remaining bacon drippings about 3 minutes.
4. Add chicken broth and bring to a boil.
5. Cover pan and reduce heat to a simmer.
6. Cook 45-60 minutes or'til rice is puffed and tender.
7. Fluff rice with a fork, tast, and add salt to taste.
8. Cook uncovered to evaporate any excess moisture if necessary.
9. Toss with crumbled bacon before serving.
10. Makes about 6 cups.

Reviews

[Kim127]

Huge hit with the man. He wants me to make this again very soon. He even ate all the leftovers, which is usually up to me. I don't know if it was the type of rice I used but there was liquid left at the end that wouldn't evaporate, so next time I may cut the chicken stock down to 3 or 3 1/2 cups. Keep those shroom recipes coming ReeLani!! Thanks for this one!

 

[GeeWhiz]

Very tasty rice! I omitted the bacon, but sautéd the rice in bacon fat instead of butter to get the flavor. I also used well-drained canned mushrooms.

 

[Sheri-bdb]

This tasted so wonderful with the bacon and mushrooms in it. I did have to cut my chicken broth back to 3 cups and I used a brown and wild rice mix. When I make it again Im going to add a little fresh garlic to it, but its perfect just the way it is. Thanks a whole lots ReeLani....

 

[Hey Jude]

My family and I loved this rice dish! I used a maple-smoked bacon, which added a a very nice flavor to this. Like the other reviewers, I used less chicken broth, about 3 cups in all. It was delicious and went well with roast duck and turnip greens. Thanks for posting this Reelani, it's a keeper :)

 

[echo echo]

Noting Kim127's comments, I used only 3 c chicken stock and the rice came out perfect. Great taste!